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[IbizaPocholo]

Racing games are an interesting genre, capable of appealing to all kinds of players. From realistic sims to arcade titles, there's a wide range of choices available with futuristic settings, open-world games, and so on.

Let's take a look back at some of the best racing titles, and what makes them so great.

#1 0:23 Burnout: Paradise Remastered
#2 1:04 Forza Motorsport 7
#3 1:40 Need for Speed: Underground
#4 2:16 DiRT Rally
#5 2:52 Gran Turismo 7
#6 3:30 Forza Horizon 5
#7 4:05 Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled
#8 4:39 F1 2020
#9 5:13 Wreckfest
#10 5:39 WipEout: Omega Collection
#11 6:14 Inertial Drift
#12 6:46 Race Driver: Grid
#13 7:18 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered
#14 7:55 Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition Remix
#15 8:29 Project Gotham Racing 2

 

[West Texas CEO]

No mention of Ridge Racer 4 or Burning Road?

 

[Big Baller]

NO F-Zero GX

 

[Chickenwing10]

My all time favorite is Kinetica. Whenever i mention this game to my friends, they give me a blank stare because they have no idea what it is. Hidden gem in the ps2 library.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

No Mario Kart??

 

[Captain Toad]

No mention of Race with Ryan!?

 

[HTK]

This is by far the dumbest list I've seen.

 

[RoboFu]

People sure like to hype up GT7 beyond what it is. GT really hasn’t been great since 3.

I don’t see Ridge Racer 7 so list is invalid.

edit:
seeing as my opinion has changed on GT7 after this necro bump I would like to point out that I have since started to love GT7 but it wasnt until after many hours of unlocking content.

 

[intbal]

 

[Havoc2049]

Project Gotham Racing 2 would be my favorite of all time. Outrun 2 should also be on the list, IMO.

 

[Arachnid]

This is by far the dumbest list I've seen.

Yeah, the entire list is all outta wack. Forza Motorsport 7 isn't even the best FM game. 4 is the pinnacle of that series. Horizon 5 should also be higher, if not number 1. Greatest arcade racer of all time.

Mario Kart should be on there too. It's the racing game with the most mass appeal. People who don't give a shit about racing grew up with and love that game. It was good to see some Dirt Rally, Midnight Club and Hot Pursuit love though.

 

[adamsapple]

I can hear the iconic title just from the jpg

 

[Neff]

Not a single one of the fifteen best racing games of all time is in that list, bravo.

 

[DGrayson]

NO F-Zero GX

first game i looked for

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Looks like the list only goes back to the PS2 or 360 eras.

 

[Calverz]

No ridge racer 4 or more importantly 7. Shocking.

F-zero gx also deserves to be on that list.
Forza 7 is great. Can’t wait for the reboot.

 

[Darsxx82]

Sega Rally??

Proyect Gothan Racing 4???

DriveClub??

 

[lame gag1990]

No R4. No Gran Turismo 3. No F-Zero GX. No Outrun 2. And some of those entries on "Best racing games of all time"... "Of all time". Laughable.

 

[RAIDEN1]

NO F-Zero GX

Here, Here!!!

 

[BusierDonkey]

Not a great list.

No GT3, no FM4, no FH3, no PGR4, no Assetto Corsa, no F-Zero GX, etc.

 

[drotahorror]

Usually I can respect peoples lists when it comes to things like this but this is awful.

 

[adamsapple]

I don't disagree with #1.

 

[wvnative]

Burnout paradise...remastered?


Burnout paradise might be my favorite game ever. But remastered broke like...nearly everything.

 

[Black_Stride]

Paradise number 1?
Its not even the best Burnout game let alone the best racing game of all time.

 

[intbal]

I can't come up with 15, but here's my top ten list.

1. Daytona USA (Arcade 1994)
2. Racing Destruction Set (Commodore 64 1985)
3. Ivan Stewart's Super Offroad (Arcade 1989)
4. RoadBlasters (Arcade 1987)
5. Outrun (Arcade 1986)
6. Pole Position II (Arcade 1983)
7. Burnout Paradise Ultimate Box (PC 2009)
8. Rallisport Challenge 2 (Xbox 2004)
9. Indy 500 (Atari 2600 1977)
10. Project Gotham Racing 2 (Xbox 2003)

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

People sure like to hype up GT7 beyond what it is. GT really hasn’t been great since 3.

I don’t see Ridge Racer 7 so list is invalid.

This is such a terrible take

 

[SmokedMeat]

Not a single Ridge Racer, no Hydro Thunder, and no Midway racers?

What Zoomer made this?

 

[RoboFu]

This is such a terrible take

Nah , GT 1-3 is way better than any GT or forza since.

And RR7 is just about the most perfect arcade racer there is.

RR4 is a personal favorite but 7 is the best overall.

 

[Insane Metal]

PGR2 got robbed.

 

[Soltype]

NO F-Zero GX

It's easily the best racing game of all time, nothing else comes close to being as engaging as that game.

 

[Orta]

Gobshites

 

[Shits_McGiggles]

GT7 and Forza Motorsport 7 are incredibly far from being the best entries in their respective franchises. Should have gone to Gran Turismo 4 and Forza Motorsport 4.

 

[Robb]

No Mario Kart??

Yeah, that was my first thought as well. Very strange list.

 

[R6Rider]

Nice to see Wipeout on there. Even better in VR.

 

[Synless]

I am not a racing game enthusiast but this list is forced rape kind of sucks dick.

 

[manfestival]

Burnout 3 is by far the best burnout game. Paradise is probably the most played one but far from the best

 

[BennyBlanco]

FH5 is the new GOAT

 

[BennyBlanco]

I am not a racing game enthusiast but this list is forced rape kind of sucks dick.

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

Burnout Paradise Remastered??

 

[Synless]

Tell me I’m wrong and the list is great.

 

[VeganElduderino]

Wreckfest deserves to be higher IMO , Split/Second deserved to be there , Daytona Usa , F-Zero GX , Mario Kart 8 , Wave Race 64

 

[TheMan]

Best CONSOLE racing games. If you’re looking for hardcore sims you need to look at ACC, AMS2, and Iracing on pc

 

[Naked Lunch]

Daytona USA
Sega Rally
Outrun 1 and 2
F-Zero GX

The douche that wrote this article probably never even heard of those games. Fuck off.

 

[Daytonabot]

No Mario Kart??

At least it got one thing right.

 

[Jaybe]

 

[LordBlodgett]

This is an impossible list. Best of all time is fucking hard to nail down. Racing games have come so far in the last 10 years that it is hard to put anything older on the list. Besides, what kind of racer? Kart racer, arcade racer, sim racer, rally car, etc..... There are way too many styles and types to compare all of them

 

[8BiTw0LF]

 

[Lady Jane]

> No Forza Motorsport 2

Okay, thanks for letting me know that this list is bull.

 

[Filthy Casual]

No GT Sport but you've got Wreckfest in there? Nah son.

 

[SkyHighTrees]

A fan of modern games like GT7 but wtf shite list.

GT4? MCLA? GT3? FM4?

FH1 and 2? Before they went all purple tings with the new ones